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ethephon

ethephon noun: a plant growth regulator that is converted into ethylene when metabolized by the plant.

Noun

ethephon (uncountable)

  1. A plant growth regulator that is converted into ethylene when metabolized by the plant.

Questions about ethephon

What does ethephon mean?
Ethephon means a plant growth regulator that is converted into ethylene when metabolized by the plant.
What part of speech is ethephon?
Ethephon is a noun.

Words near ethephon in the dictionary

  1. ethenzamide
  2. etheostomatine
  3. etheostomine
  4. etheostomoid
  5. etheostomoids
  6. ethephon
  7. ether
  8. ether engine
  9. ether engines
  10. etherate
  11. etherates

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